Announcements
Artist Trust 2008 Fellowship Program Applications
Deadline: June 20.
The Artist Trust/WSAC Fellowship Program makes annual awards of $6,500 each
to Washington artists working in four disciplines: Emerging Fields &
Cross-Disciplinary Arts; Performing Arts; Traditional & Folk Arts; and
Visual Arts.
206.467.8734
Details and application: www.artisttrust.org
Pratt Fine Arts Center Announces 2008-2009
Scholarships
Deadline: July 1.
Pratt Fine Arts Center is dedicated to promoting creative development and
artistic engagement in the community. People of color and local community
residents are especially encouraged to apply.
206.328.2200
www.pratt.org
June
1-7
Arts
Richard Hugo House Presents Write-o-Rama
June 7. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
An eight-hour extravaganza of mini-writing workshops and readings to benefit
the Richard Hugo House. Participants must raise at least $45 to attend.
1634 11th Ave. – Seattle 98122
206.322.7030
www.hugohouse.org/giving/writeorama
Community
Renton Technical College CommUNITY Festival
June 6. 4:30-9 p.m.
To celebrate diversity on the college campus and in the community.
Renton Technical College
Roberts C. Roberts Campus Center, Building I
3000 NE Fourth St. – Renton 98056
425.235.2455
www.RTC.edu
Community
Seattle Latino/a Networking Professionals Meet-up
group
June 6. 7-10 p.m.
To provide extended networking opportunities for the community. Proceeds
will go to the Latino Community Fund of Washington State.
FareStart Cafe
Seventh & Virginia – Seattle 98101
206.367.2448
http://www.latinocommunityfund.org/
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/32312
Education
Filipino American Educators of Washington excellence
in education event
June 7. 2-5:30 p.m.
Honoring the Filipino American graduating seniors (class of 2008), their
families and educators.
Seattle Center
Mezzanine H
305 Harrison St. – Seattle 98109
206.329.8959.
ldivina@seattleschools.org
Film
The Drummer: Seattle International Film Festival
June 5. 7 p.m. June 7. 11 a.m.
Combines a character driven story with the art of Chinese Zen drumming.
$11
Pacific Place Theater
600 Pine St. #400 – Seattle 98101
Tickets:
http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=27164&fid=64
“Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture and the New
American Farmer”
June 6. 7 p.m.
Features the grim future of apple farmers in Wenatchee, Wash., and a new
breed of farmers: practitioners of sustainable agriculture.
Free.
Rainier Unitarian Universalist Center
835 Yesler Way – Seattle 98104
206.328.6550
bebrunton@hotmail.com
Half-Life: Seattle International Film Festival
June 6. 6:30 p.m. June 7. 1:30 p.m.
Writer/director Jennifer Phang’s movie, which is part live action, part
animation, centers on a dysfunctional Asian American family coping with the
rigors and banalities of life.
$11
Harvard Exit Theater
807 E Roy St. – Seattle 98102
Tickets:
www.halflifemovie.com/tickets
Music
STG Presents Erykah Badu & The Roots
June 5. 7 p.m.
$38.50-$48.50.
Marymoor Amphitheatre
6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway NE – Redmond 98052
206.628.0888
www.concertsatmarymoor.com
June
8-14
Arts
From Solferino to Baghdad: 145 years of Red Cross
Photography
June 11-July 2. 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Features more than 80 images presented chronologically, illustrating
historic events in which the Red Cross has taken part through its
humanitarian work.
Seattle City Hall
600 Fourth Ave. – Seattle 98104
206.323.2345
www.seattleredcross.org
Benefits
Sleep Country Foster Kid Day
June 14. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sleep Country USA will host more than 400 foster kids for free at Wild
Waves.
Wild Waves Theme Park
36201 Enchanted Parkway S. – Federal Way 98003
888.88.SLEEP
www.sleepcountry.com
Community
Lymphomathon 5K Walk
June 8. 9 a.m. - registration. Noon - walk.
Join hundreds of survivors and caregivers to raise funds and awareness for
the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
Myrtle Edwards Park
3130 Alaskan Way W. – Seattle 98121
800.500.9976
www.lymphomathon.org
D.A.D.S. 2008 Fatherhood Banquet
June 14. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
$50
Jerry M. Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College
6000 16th Ave. SW – Seattle 98106
206.722.3137
www.aboutdads.org
marvinpastor@msn.com
Film
SIFF Highlights: “Trouble the Waters”
June 11 (4:30 p.m.), June 13 (9:30 p.m.)
Shows impact of Hurricane Katrina and the fate of New Orleans’ poorest
residents during and after the storm.
$8/$11
Harvard Exit Theater
807 E. Roy St. – Seattle 98102
206.324.9996
www.siff.net
Workshops
R U an Endangered Species?
June 12 (5:30 p.m.), June 14. (10 a.m.)
Learn about the environmental dangers that affect people and participate in
a two-part restoration workshop and community conversation.
Tully’s Coffee
S. Genesee St. and Rainier Ave. S. – Seattle 98118
206.464.8364
www.urbanwildernessproject.org
urbanwildernessproject@yahoo.com
June
15-21
Arts
Summer Native Arts Exhibit and Festival
June 19-July 20. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Celebrate tradition and innovation at the third annual “In the spirit:
Contemporary Northwest Native Arts Exhibit, Market and Festival.”
1911 Pacific Ave. – Tacoma 98402
888.BE.THERE
www.washingtonhistory.org
ArtVocacy
June 20. 7-9:30 p.m.
Showcases local first- and second-generation refugee artists, performers and
crafts people.
Seattle Center House
305 Harrison St. – Seattle 98109
206.623.2105
artvocacyseattle.wetpaint.com
Voices Rising: LGBTQ of Color Arts and Culture
June 21. 8 p.m.
Presenting new work from Nedra Johnson, THEESatisfaction, Jourdan Keith,
Chad Goller-Sojourner, Deborah Turner and Storme Webber.
$10-$50.
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
104 17th Ave S. – Seattle 98144
www.myspace.com/voicesrising
Community
Radical Women Seattle Celebrate LGBT Pride Month
June 19. 7:30 p.m.
Dinner, with vegetarian option, available at 6:30 p.m. for a $7.50 donation.
5018 Rainier Ave. S. – Seattle 98118
206.722.6057
www.radicalwomen.org
12th Annual Juneteenth Celebration: Back to
Basics…Focusing on our Youth
June 19. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Prayer, Pouring of the Libations, Lift Every Voice and Sing, Juneteenth
History,
Skit, Proclamation delivery and reading, Community Representatives, Keynote
Speaker Fatimah, Trinia Gales, T.C. Green, Dr. Antoine Johnson, and more
JRA Region 4
500 Fairview Ave N. – Seattle 98109
It’s About Life: A Very Gay Expo
June 20-22. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
“It’s About Life” is an inaugural Seattle face-to-face marketing event that
showcases LGBT-friendly businesses focusing on all aspects of life.
Renaissance Seattle Hotel
515 Madison St. – Seattle 98104
206.583.0300
www.itsaboutlifexpo.com
Community
Seattle Architecture Walking Tour: International
District
June 21. 10 a.m.
A two-hour walk through “Seattle’s Fortune Cookie,” a thriving
multicultural, multiuse neighborhood, rich in art, music, history and
design.
$15 registration.
Tour begins at Fifth Avenue and Jackson, outside Metro Bus Tunnel, Seattle
206.667.9184
www.seattlearchitecture.org
Workshops
Bridges to Understanding Digital Storytelling
June 19-22. 9 a.m.
Explore digital photography and image editing to create a meaningful story
with pictures, capture and edit sound and narratives.
John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence
2445 Third Ave. S. – Seattle 98134
206.925.5300
www.bridgesweb.org
June
22-30
Benefits
CAGJ Fair and Dinner
June 28. 3-9 p.m.
Community Alliance for Global Justice presents second annual “Strengthening
Local Economies, everywhere” dinner and fair.
Prices vary.
Garfield Community Center
2323 E. Cherry St. – Seattle 98122
206.405.4600
www.brownpapertickets.com
Hrd99@igc.org
Books
Island Soul Mother/Daughter Book Event
June 22. 3-6 p.m.
Author Tanisha Brandon-Felder presents “From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly,”
her new book about self-esteem and self-worth. Includes Caribbean dinner and
a chef/author meet-and-greet.
Island Soul Restaurant
24869 Rainier Ave. S. - Seattle 98118
www.outskirtspress.com/tanishabrandon
Community
2nd Annual Iranian Festival
June 28. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Iranian heritage comes alive through art, poetry, dance and music.
The Seattle Center Pavilion
305 Harrison St. – Seattle 98109
206.295.6626
www.seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/festal/
Environment
Photo Exhibit on Global Warming at the Burke Museum
June 28-December 31.
Spotlights the devastating impact of global warming on polar bears.
Burke Museum
17th Ave. NE – Seattle 98105
206.543.5590
www.burkemuseum.org
Workshops
Summer Institutes for teachers of French, Spanish and
Chinese
June 23-24, June 25-26, June 30-July 1. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Three workshops examine what makes second-language teaching effective and
show strategies for teaching language in context.
Washington Academy of the Languages
2 Nickerson St., Suite 201 – Seattle 98109
888.682.4463
www.wal.org
July 2008 Events -
Calendar deadline is June 15th!
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